Paying taxes: Payments in Albania

Albania: Paying taxes: Payments was 35 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
45 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
34 number per year
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Albania, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 45 number per year2006: 44 number per year2007: 44 number per year2008: 44 number per year2009: 44 number per year2010: 44 number per year2011: 44 number per year2012: 44 number per year2013: 42 number per year2014: 34 number per year2015: 34 number per year2016: 34 number per year2017: 35 number per year2018: 35 number per year2019: 35 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Albania is 35 number per year, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Albania peaked at 45 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 34 number per year, in 2014.

That places Albania 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Albania, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 45 number per year —
2006 44 number per year -2.2%
2007 44 number per year +0.0%
2008 44 number per year +0.0%
2009 44 number per year +0.0%
2010 44 number per year +0.0%
2011 44 number per year +0.0%
2012 44 number per year +0.0%
2013 42 number per year -4.5%
2014 34 number per year -19.0%
2015 34 number per year +0.0%
2016 34 number per year +0.0%
2017 35 number per year +2.9%
2018 35 number per year +0.0%
2019 35 number per year +0.0%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 35 number per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 35 number per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 3.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.2 number per year 44 number per year 45 number per year 5
2010s 38.1 number per year 34 number per year 44 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 42 Djibouti 35 number per year compare
  2. 42 Guyana 35 number per year compare
  3. 42 Laos 35 number per year compare
  4. 42 Malawi 35 number per year compare
  5. 42 Mali 35 number per year compare
  6. 42 Saint Lucia 35 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Albania?
Paying taxes: payments in Albania was 35 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 45 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 34 number per year in 2014.
How does Albania rank for paying taxes: payments?
Albania ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.